The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-05-11
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Jersey City.
The sensation of the hour is the arrest Of
Miss Jeanette Ballou formerly Of Utica. N.
Y on the charge Of alternating the affections
of D. Edgar Anthony. The action was
brought by Mrs. Anthony, who places $780,
600 as fair estimate of the damages done to
her tender heart. Her bail was originally
fixed at $4,000, but after she had passed
some time in Ludlow Street Jail, New York,
1t was reduced to $500, which she procured,
and she is now out on bail.
MontcIair.
The 19-months-old child of Henry Gal
lagher, proprietor of the Temperance Reform
club house, fell head foremost into boiler of
hot water the other day and was SO badly
scalded that it died.
The $50 Italians employed by the Montclair
Water company in laying pipes through the
town, who struck for an advance Of 10 per
cent, have returned to work, having been
given the increase.
The last chapter in the Rector Ward
episode is concluded The body of the dead
clergyman was laid to rest in the Roseville
cemetery. 1t was placed in the casket,
which is covered with black cloth with black
silk trimmings In the center of the top is
silver plate bearing the words; "Died May 4,
1887, Rev. Charles w. Ward aged So years.
Bcividere.
This city is excited over the kidnapping of
. 14-year-old daughter of Professor Hooper,
principal of the Belvidere academy, at Phil
lipsburg, on Saturday afternoon The pro
fessor and his wife have not lived together
for some years A private detective named
Hall ingratiated himself with the professor,
and ON Saturday asked permission to take
the child out driving. He drove her to Phil
hpsburg, where the mother was waiting The
professor win take legal steps to regain the
child. +.
Trenton.
Governor Green has finished his review of
the state appropriations He reduced the
amouns s4,400 by refusing to indorse sun
dry items, mostly claims for services during
the last legislature. The governors objection
In q majority Of cases is either that the Off
cials named were already provided for by
regular salary or else that their appointment
was not authorized by either house. The
total amount of the incidental bill when it
went to the governor was ,1s5. With his
corrections it is reduced to s12, 7s3,
The governor signed also the following
bills: Requiring that the records of the
court of pardons shall be open to the public;
allowing the appointment Of five deputy fac
tory inspectors and extending their powers in
the matter of compelling children to attend
school; authorizing the appointment OF
commission to ascertain at what price the
shore fisheries below Trenton can be bought;
the regular act providing for the publication
of the session laws In the newspapers, and
Senator Fishs act relative to safe deposit and
trust companies.
There is an interesting little bit of history
connected with senate bill 1877 making it
crime to trespass ON oyster beds. II passed
the senate and then the house, and came back
10 the senate again, where motion TO recon-
slider was laid on the table. 1t was not re-
passed before the adjournment, and conse-
uuently was filed with the state librarian.
Assistant Clerk Potts subsequently took IL
from the latter official, believing mistake
had been made, and delivered 1t TO the COVER
nor who, seeing that 1t bore the signatures Of
a
IL. Only day or two ago the real situation
was discovered. What to do is an enigma
The attorney general has been consulted and
steps win be taken to have the law declared
nullity. Governor Green has directed the
attorney general to take proceedings for that
purpose.
Mayor Howe has ordered Chief of Police
Hendry to see that all saloons are closed from
10 o'clock Saturday night until 4 o'clock
Monday morning. He says that IL Is not his
business to make the laws, but he viii see that
those already made are enforced.
MiiIvIIIe.
The temperance folks Of Millville are in a
state of ferment. That is temperance town,
and 1t is as much as ones reputation Is worth
TO be suspected Of looking upon the wine
when IL is red. The cause Of all the trouble Is
a statement made by reputable citizen that
a train a few days ago brought twenty kegs
of beer and ten gallon cases of whisky into
the town. No one seems to know just where
the liquor was taken or TO whom it was con-
signed.
Atlantic City.
The south Jersey farmers are saving,
"Spare the hawks androwls." They are salts
fed that since the Game Protective society of
New Jersey spent several thousand dollars in
bounties for destruction of the hawks on the
ground that they killed the quail and small
game, they have suffered from mice and
verrnin destroying the crops
seabright.
The Sentinel, a paper owned by Gen. Clin-
ton B. Fisk, the Prohibition leader, has put
James G. Blaines name at the head Of its
editorial columns as presidential candidate
The paper has heretofore opposed Mr. Blaine.
The matter causes much comment
Asbury Park.
The board of commissioners gave com
pany Of New York manufacturers permission
to use the streets Of the town for an electric
railway. The road is guaranteed to be In
running order by the Fourth Of July. The
town is TO receive an annual rental of 5000
Cor the franchise.
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Vice Chancellor Van Fleet rendered his
resignation to Chancellor McGill on We'd
nesday, and was at once re appointed for
term of seven years.